Power Outages in Scurry County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 10 customers are without power in Scurry County, TX across 1 reported incident. Big Country Electric Coop, Inc and Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.6 hours.
Scurry County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/scurry-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Scurry County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/scurry-county
0.0%of this county's ~11,657 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Big Country Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Country Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Scurry Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79549 | 162 | ≤11 | 129 | ≤11 |
| 79526 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 79527 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Scurry County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Scurry County right now.
Scurry County has been under 33 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×12
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Scurry County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 38m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 195 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6d 18h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 154 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
Hardest-hit cities in Scurry County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Scurry Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Scurry County went about 4.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,858 customers.
The US EIA reports Texas utilities averaged 3.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 4.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 2,295 customers out) · decade average 2.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 239 | 401 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 29 | 68 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 370 | 1,610 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 397 | 1,983 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 379 | 1,585 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 405 | 2,295 | 5.0 |
| 2022 | 376 | 1,086 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 369 | 1,458 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 383 | 360 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 469 | 3,858 | 4.6 |
Cost of power in Scurry County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Scurry County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Big Country Electric Coop, Inc13.3¢9,533 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 2.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Scurry County: FAQ
- How often does Scurry County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Scurry County, TX logged 469 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Scurry County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,858 customers without power, beginning March 14, 2025 and lasting about 2d.
- Is there a power outage in Scurry County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 10 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Scurry County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Big Country Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Scurry County.
79526, 79527, 79549
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only | |
| Big Country Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Texas customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/48415 and /api/v1/counties/48415/history. Live data as of .